Book cover for Manhood: A Journey from Childhood Into the Fierce Order of Virility by Michel Leiris

Manhood

A Journey from Childhood Into the Fierce Order of Virility

Michel Leiris
1992 Released
184 Pages
3-4 Hours
Ebook Unavailable
Audiobook Unavailable
Hardback Unavailable
University of Chicago PressISBN 9780226471419
Translated by Richard Howard
"Not only one of the frankest of autobiographies, but also a brilliantly written book, Leiris' Manhood mingles memories, philosophic reflections, sexual revelation, meditations on bullfighting, and the life-long progress of self-discovery."--Washington Post Book World

"Leiris writes to appall, and thereby to receive from his readers the gift of a strong emotion--the emotion needed to defend himself against the indignation and disgust he expects to arouse in his readers."--Susan Sontag, New York Review of Books

Michel Leiris

Michel Leiris (1901 90) was one of the most influential French intellectuals and writers of the twentieth century and the author of Manhood.

More by Michel Leiris

The Ribbon at Olympia's Throat
Scraps
Phantom Africa
Correspondence
Frail Riffs
Aurora and Cardinal Point

Richard Howard

Translated by

Why Readwise Books?

Readwise Books is an ebook & audiobook platform that automatically logs how much you and your friends read, making it fun and easy to read more. Learn more →